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The King of Chess Speaks Norwegian! Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Nov 29, 2014
Sjakkmatt! [shakk-matt] (Checkmate!) – Maybe you’re like me: Having heard that word too many times, I’ve somehow forgotten the existence of sjakk (chess)… (You know, the boardgame with 64 black and white squares and a bunch of black and white figures…) Noen mennesker (some people), however, elsker å ta et slag sjakk (love playing a…
This machine makes gold from snow Posted by Bjørn A. Bojesen on Feb 22, 2014
Heia Norge! (Go Norway!) The Norwegian athletes are taking Sotsji and the 2014 Vinter-OL by storm. So far, their chests have been adorned with 10 gullmedaljer (gold medals), 4 sølv [sell] and 8 bronse [BRONGseh]. That’s one gull more than the host nation of Russland, and with only two days left of the spectacle, it’s…